Democrats are stunned at 'horrifying' poll showing growing support for recall of Gov. Newsom, especially among Latinos



Liberal political groups expressed their horror and shock at how close California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is to losing the recall election, according to recent polling.

Their emotions were relayed in a conference call where liberal leaders begged for help from out-of-state organizations to shore up the effort to defeat the recall.

The lead speaker on the call cited a "horrifying" poll showing that Newsom was within the margin error from losing the election.

"We need your help now," said the unidentified speaker on the conference call, according to a Newsweek report.

Democrats are afraid that support for Newsom is eroding among California's largest demographic group, Latinos. Although Newsom was able to garner the support of two-thirds of Latinos in his 2018 gubernatorial campaign, recent polling says many are turning against him.

A CBS News poll found that 50% of Latinos supported the recall campaign against Newsom, while a separate Berkeley IGS Poll found 40% of Latinos supported it in July.

A Democratic strategist said that Latinos could be souring on Newsom because they faced disproportionate consequences from the coronavirus pandemic.

"They've been working their asses off on the frontlines from farmworkers, to the cashier at the supermarket, while white people got the vaccine first and were able to stay home," said Michael Trujillo, a Los Angeles-based Democratic strategist. "You want to talk about two different Californias, we felt it."

The recall election ballot is arranged so that Californians will vote first on whether or not to recall Newsom, and vote secondly on who should replace him. That means all it takes is 50% plus one vote to recall Newsom, even if none of the challengers can garner a majority of votes.

The current frontrunner among those vying to replace Newsom is conservative talk radio show host Larry Elder.

Absentee ballots for the recall election have already been sent to voters, but the election will take place on Sept.14.

Here's more about the GOP outreach to California Latinos:

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Gov. Newsom warns that Republican Larry Elder is only 2 points away from winning California recall election



Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom took aim at the Republican front-runner, talk show host Larry Elder, in California's recall election as polls show Newsom's support weakening.

Newsom attacked Elder by aligning him with Trumpism during a campaign event at a Mexican restaurant Saturday.

"Though we defeated Trump, we didn't defeat Trumpism. Trumpism is still alive and well, even here in the state of California," Newsom told volunteers.

"If you don't believe me, just consider," he added, "the likely person to enter an oath of office, to enter in the governor's office in just a matter of weeks if we don't reject this recall."

Newsom was referring to Elder, a popular conservative talk show host from Los Angeles. In a recent fundraising email, the liberal governor warned that Elder was just 2 percentage points way from being California's next governor.

"Now hear this: Larry Elder is just 2 points from being our next governor. Sorry to scare you, but it's true," read the email, according to Politico.

Newsom only needs to garner 50% of the votes against the recall to stay in office, but because of the way the election is run, Elder does not need to gain 50% of votes to win. He only needs to obtain a plurality among Newsom challengers if Newsom loses.

An Inside California Politics/Emerson poll found that only 48% of registered voters in California would vote to keep Newsom in office, just 2 percentage points more than the 46% who said they would vote him out.

A CBS YouGov poll also found that Newsom faces an enthusiasm gap. Republican voters are not as numerous as Democratic voters in California, but more of them say they are excited to vote in the recall election.

Elder has said that he will oppose mask and vaccine mandates if he is elected governor.

"When I get elected, assuming there are still facemask mandates and vaccine mandates, they will be repealed right away and then I'll break for breakfast," he told his supporters.

California will hold the recall election against Newsom on September 14.

Here's more about the California recall election:

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Larry Elder promises to fight mask and vaccine mandates if elected California governor; Gavin Newsom attacks him as more right-wing than Trump



California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder vowed to repeal mask and vaccine mandates in the state if he is elected the governor of California. Gavin Newsom, the current governor of California, has gone on the offensive against Elder by claiming he is more right-wing than former President Donald Trump.

Elder spoke on Thursday afternoon to a packed crowd at Calvary Church in San Jose, where he promised to ban mask and vaccine mandates.

"This man that I'm going to defeat on September 14, he shut down the state in the most severe way than any of the other 49 governors have," Elder said of Newsom. "When I get elected, assuming there are still facemask mandates and vaccine mandates, they will be repealed right away and then I'll break for breakfast."

"At the state level, I'm not going to require any kind of public worker to wear masks, any kind of public worker to have a vaccine. I think that's an assault on freedom," Elder said at a press conference on Friday.

"I believe vaccines work and I believe that if you're in a high-risk category, you should be vaccinated," the Republican candidate continued. "But there are many Americans who disagree with me, feel that the vaccine was done too quickly."

Elder also took aim at Newsom's "hypocrisy," notably the Democratic governor dining at swanky California restaurant French Laundry in Novemer while not wearing face masks or social distancing with his guests.

Earlier this month, Elder hammered Newsom for dining at "one of the most elite restaurants in the world" during California's coronavirus lockdowns in late 2020.

"By the way, had anybody ever heard of the French Laundry? I looked it up. I thought it was one of the most elite restaurants in California; it's not. I thought it was the most elite restaurant in America; it's not," Elder said, according to the Daily Wire. "It's one of the most elite restaurants in the world."

"He's incurred a $12,000 wine tab, that's just for the wine," Elder said. "What's in the wine? What happened to the wine, a TV set? What's in there? And he was sitting with the very same lobbyists and medical professionals who drafted the mandates they were violating by not wearing masks and not socially distancing. It's the hypocrisy."

In a recent interview with the San Diego Tribune, Elder slammed Newsom's hypocrisy yet again — this time for sending his children to private school as the governor forbid in-person learning for thousands of other children.

"Newsom had his kids in private schools throughout the pandemic, while all public schools in Sacramento County remained closed," Elder said.

Elder claimed that Newsom pushes for electric automobile, but his early political career was helped by one of the richest oil families.

"Newsom's business and political career were launched with the help of the Getty family's oil inheritance," Elder told the paper. "There was no hesitation on the part of the governor about carbon emissions, fossil fuels and public health. After using actual petrol dollars to amass a fortune, he has decided to slam the door behind him. This is but another example of Gavin Newsom's hypocrisy. May I suggest another option? Elect me, and I won't concern myself with what kind of car you drive."

A 2018 Los Angeles Times article stated that Newson "built some of those businesses with the Gettys, heirs to an oil fortune who have deep connections to the Democratic lieutenant governor's family."

"If elected, I will govern as a governor, not as a tyrant," Elder proclaimed.

On Friday, Newsom attacked Elder by saying he is more right-wing than Trump, according to KGO-TV.

"He's to the right of Donald Trump. To the right of Donald Trump," Newsom said without providing details. "That's what's at stake in this election and don't think for a second you can't do damage in that role. Think about the judges he could appoint. Who would he have appointed to replace Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate? How would that impact the trajectory of this country. What would this mean for the future of the Democratic party in our efforts to keep the House of Representatives."

There are a whopping 46 gubernatorial candidates vying to replace Newsom. On Aug. 4, SurveyUSA released its latest poll for KABC-TV, KGTV, and the San Diego Tribune, which revealed that 51% of likely voters in California's upcoming gubernatorial recall election would vote to recall Newsom, while 40% said they would not vote to remove the incumbent governor.

Elder is the second-most popular candidate in the poll at 23%, trailing Democrat Kevin Paffrath, who is at 27%. Elder does have a solid lead on Paffrath when it comes to independent voters — 27% to 19%.

Californians will start to receive ballots next week for the gubernatorial recall election, which will be held on Sept. 14.

California's electricity crisis is so bad Gov. Newsom is ignoring carbon emissions policies to pay people to use generators instead



The electricity crisis in California is so bad that the state will pay some power customers to use backup power generators and ignore their carbon emissions targets.

A drought and the less-than-smooth transition from fossil fuels to green energy is putting severe stress on the power grid among record high temperatures. Newsom, who is also under pressure from a recall election, on Saturday signed an emergency declaration in order to address the power shortages and try to avoid rolling blackouts.

The emergency measures include a provision that will pay some companies to use generators instead of relying on the power grid. From Newsom's declaration:

The proclamation suspends certain permitting requirements to allow greater energy production and creates incentives so that large energy users can move to back-up power generation, freeing up energy capacity on the grid for everyone else, during critical times when extreme heat events or the interruption of transmission lines from wildfires or other causes threaten energy supply this summer.

According to an analysis by Bloomberg Opinion energy columnist Liam Denning, one kilowatt hour of electricity produced by a backup generator uses about 13,000 BTU while the same measure produced by a modern gas-fired power plant would only use about 7,000 BTU.

The emergency measure will run through October and pay the "large energy users" $2 for each kilowatt they avoid using by running their own backup generators. Denning points out that this is 14 times the average price that industrial customers in California usually pay for each kilowatt, which is about 14.4 cents.

"Bad planning combined with extreme weather has left California in a hole," Denning concluded. "Set against the disruption caused by blackouts, paying the equivalent of $2,000 per megawatt-hour to avoid them may seem relatively cheap. Still, it is remarkable that Newsom is now offering state money to get businesses off the grid when needed."

Newsom's political fate will be decided by the voters of California in the recall election on September 14.

Here's more about California's power plight:

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